Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-03-02

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 2
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
▲ 343 vs last sale 0▲ 343 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 0▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 0▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady tom weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.14/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$129.14
89 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$65
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.81
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526151.607975thin
Medium and Large 2-3557133.7074423
Medium and Large 2687125.5886261
One grade step is worth $26.02/cwt here — about −$65 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale89 hd
129.14
—
AL average15 barns · 1,004 hd
139.95
−10.81
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,18094.002,0491thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19263.6475925
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61561.009851thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01058.005861thin

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2440167.00/cwt167.00–167.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2460157.00/cwt157.00–157.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3502138.00/cwt138.00–138.0069312
Steers—Medium and Large 1517152.50/cwt152.00–154.007884
Steers—Medium and Large 2532147.33/cwt145.00–150.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 2550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1560148.00/cwt148.00–148.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3616129.00/cwt129.00–129.0079511
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 2665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008457
Steers—Medium and Large 2717121.96/cwt121.00–123.0087445
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358148.01/cwt146.00–150.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410140.98/cwt140.00–143.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418135.01/cwt132.00–139.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434128.60/cwt127.00–130.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469137.47/cwt135.00–140.006456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479128.25/cwt126.00–130.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529133.72/cwt131.00–138.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531126.20/cwt124.00–129.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added538130.00/cwt130.00–130.006997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558128.49/cwt127.00–130.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576122.05/cwt120.00–126.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608112.25/cwt112.00–114.006828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660115.75/cwt115.00–116.0076412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1748110.00/cwt110.00–110.0082314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1303182.02/cwt180.00–184.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330172.00/cwt172.00–172.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375176.50/cwt175.00–178.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393167.00/cwt167.00–167.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414169.78/cwt164.00–175.007036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424158.20/cwt155.00–162.006718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425148.00/cwt148.00–148.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478156.26/cwt153.00–159.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478144.86/cwt142.00–148.006926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519147.39/cwt142.00–152.0076512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525128.03/cwt127.00–129.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528135.50/cwt132.00–138.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567131.69/cwt128.00–135.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568139.18/cwt136.00–142.007916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573132.55/cwt122.00–143.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663122.98/cwt121.00–125.008152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,18094.00/cwt94.00–94.002,0491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01058.00/cwt58.00–58.005861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18865.51/cwt63.00–68.0077817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20159.68/cwt59.00–61.007178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61561.00/cwt61.00–61.009851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1581,112.50/cwt1,100.00–1,125.0012,8834
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,237.50/cwt1,200.00–1,275.0014,4794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,375.00/cwt1,350.00–1,400.0018,9064
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,018950.00/cwt900.00–1,000.009,6712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,058837.50/cwt800.00–875.008,8612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073975.00/cwt925.00–1,025.0010,4622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,5001

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.